Vijema

Vijema

I fear great movies the same way my dad fears his prostate exam:

“What if I like it?”

Favorite films

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
  • The Evil Dead
  • Persona
  • Ex Machina

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  • (500) Days of Summer

    ★★★★½

  • Dune

    ★★★★★

  • Mary Poppins

    ★★★★★

  • El Mariachi

    ★★★★½

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  • Mary Poppins

    Mary Poppins

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Hocus Pocus

    Hocus Pocus

    ★★★

    “God I love the edgy 90s…”

    -Me throughout this entire movie. Circa Today

    Also Sarah Jessica Parker is an absolute delight in this, in more ways than one…

    In my opinion, and this will sound weird, but as a theatrical release this was destined to fail, especially considering it’s release during the summertime. It’s pacing and structure is a bit all over the place, and the narrative is a bit weak for a true Hollywood picture. 
    But as a TV…

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  • Seventh

    Seventh

    ★★★★

    Well. Damn. I mean... damn!

    Not gonna lie. This is absolutely honest. I was expecting to not like it as much. So I went in with the lowest expectations. And I’m glad to say I came out really liking it. 

    Just made it better that I got to watch it at their private screening at Glenwood Square’s Media works theater, with a group of people who support the creators. 

    Granted the product, it’s obviously with it’s various flaws, that they…

  • Come and See

    Come and See

    ★★★★★

    I think this nightmare. This experience. This horror. This war…. Became one of my favorite films of all time. I have no words.

    I will say seeing is believing, but believe me when I say, this has some of the most horrifying cinematography I’ve ever seen in a film ever. (And I thought that was more deserving for Salo). 
    Each frame, each transition, each pan, zoom, shot composition, just feels like you’re entering a nightmare you can’t escape. 
    It’s real, it’s…

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